Player of the Week
Tommy Lotito, Manhattanville
Senior, Guard; Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter’s
Lotito (above) averaged better than 20 points a game in a 3-0 stretch for Manhattanville … He scored 62 points with 20 rebounds, 11 assists, and three steals combined ... Lotito scored 13 in the week's opening win against Hunter, collecting six rebounds while dishing out five assists ... He played 38 minutes in a win over Maritime, putting up 20 points with a season-high nine rebounds ... As a finale, the senior played all 40 minutes in a victory over Sarah Lawrence, scoring a career-high 29 points, shooting 73 percent ... Lotito added five rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals against the Gryphons to help the Valiants earn the comeback win.
Rookie of the Week
Zevi Samet, Yeshiva
Sophomore, Guard; Monsey, N.Y./Torah Academy of Bergen County
Samet (below) garners his third Rookie of the Week award and second straight … In Yeshiva's Skyline road win at Old Westbury, Samet poured in 34 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists, and swiped a pair of steals … In the team’s league win over Mount Saint Vincent, he had 16 points and three steals … Against St. Joseph's-Long Island, Samet produced 18 points and seven rebounds en route to another weekly honor.
Honor Roll
Farmingdale State senior guard/forward
Nick Hurowitz, after seeing limited action due to illness midweek, went for a game- and career-high 31 points on 7-of-14 shooting and a 15-of-16 display at the free-throw line, to go with eight boards and three assists in the Rams' come-from-behind, overtime victory at Mount Saint Vincent – their seventh straight win … Yeshiva senior forward
Matan Zucker posted 29 points and 16 rebounds in the team’s Skyline road win against Mount Saint Vincent … St. Joseph’s-LI junior guard
Xavier Allen led the Golden Eagles, averaging 18 points on 15-of-29 shooting from the floor, highlighted by 26 points in a win over YU … Mount Saint Mary junior forward
Elijah Barnett helped the Knights to a 1-1 record in Skyline play after averaging 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game … Maritime senior guard
Ryan Donovan averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in two contests, finishing with 16 points, four rebounds and two assists in a loss at Manhattanville before recording 13 points and seven boards in a home victory over USMMA … St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn sophomore guard
Chris Williams averaged 18.5 points in a two-game week, including a career-high 26-point outburst against Old Westbury … Mount Saint Vincent junior guard
Joshua Cabezudo averaged 18.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, three assists and a steal in three conference matchups, including a 15 point, six rebound, four assist performance on 6-of-13 shooting in a win over St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn … Sarah Lawrence senior guard
Chris Torres netted a team-high 21 points against Manhattanville, finishing the week averaging 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and four assists.
Previous weekly winners
Player of the Week
November 15 - Ryan Donovan, Maritime
November 22 - Zevi Samet, Yeshiva
November 29 - Oren Betesh, Yeshiva
December 6 - Matthew Phillips, Purchase
Rookie of the Week
November 15 - Zevi Samet, Yeshiva
November 22 - Jonathan Reno, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn
November 29 - Roy Itcovichi, Yeshiva
December 6 - Zevi Samet, Yeshiva